{"id":54407,"date":"2023-01-19T12:23:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T20:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/?page_id=54407"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:21:17","slug":"mind-without-borders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/nl\/mind-without-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Mind Without Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54407\" class=\"elementor elementor-54407\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e2e6cd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4e2e6cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e867787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e867787\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bacaecb\" data-id=\"bacaecb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2e7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc2e7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>MWB is Nalandabodhi\u2019s prison dharma program founded in 2006. We provide Buddhist study through correspondence courses, dharma pen pals and practice instructors.<\/p>\n<p>Since program start, we have touched the life of 520 inmates from over 120 correctional institutions across the US and have provided them with the NB study materials.<\/p>\n<p>We currently have 300 active members in the Mind Without Borders program.<\/p>\n<p>60+ student inmates have graduated from the Nalandabodhi study program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a83baf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a83baf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0423885 elementor-align-left elementor-widget 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bd0f92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9696ce4\" data-id=\"9696ce4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5c031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aa5c031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494156e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"494156e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Can I Help?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6b2e9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6b2e9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b11b198\" data-id=\"b11b198\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45251f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45251f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Become a long term volunteer (NYC area only);<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Become a Pen pal;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Send Books and magazines;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make a donation to support the program\u2019s needs (printing course books, mailing costs, visiting inmates, etc.) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nyc.nalandabodhi.org\/donate\/mind-without-borders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;text-decoration: underline\"><strong>schenken<\/strong> <strong>hier<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Reach out to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"mailto:mindwithoutbordersnyc@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mindwithoutbordersnyc@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> if you would like to volunteer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e095391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e095391\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d9d79c\" data-id=\"0d9d79c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a3d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a3d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a few minutes to watch this 16-minute <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/787998896\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">video interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with MWB graduate inmate, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nhut Vo.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214e0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-sticky-video\" data-id=\"214e0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-sticky-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-sticky-video-wrapper eaelsv-overlay-visibility-\"><div class=\"eael-sticky-video-player2\" data-sticky=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-sheight=\"\" data-swidth=\"\" data-scroll_height=\"\" data-autoplay=\"no\" data-overlay=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t<video class=\"eaelsv-player\" id=\"eaelsv-player-214e0d8\" playsinline controls data-plyr-config=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:0, &quot;muted&quot;:0, &quot;loop&quot;: {&quot;active&quot;: false}}\">\n\t\t\t<source 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elementor-element-82e8c00\" data-id=\"82e8c00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b4212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"00b4212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad240d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad240d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cPrisoners should have the same opportunity as any one of us.\u201d <strong>&#8211; Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cModern dharma students, especially in the West, have access to an unlimited source of dharma: books, videos, dharma centers, teachers; yet many of us struggle to find the resolve to effect genuine and meaningful change in our lives. Nhut Vo showed us the way with simplicity, determination, and a firm recognition of the preciousness of the opportunity for awakening. Nhut Vo\u2019s insights were offered without a trace of arrogance, no high or low, no inside or outside. I felt inspired and humbled by his genuine example.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>&#8211; <\/strong><\/span><b>Mitra Mark Power<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMind Without Borders does incredible work to make the dharma available to sincere practitioners whose hearts are eager for transformation and who are in a vulnerable space of keen need for spiritual support. The timely connections facilitated by MWB helps people to make big changes to the arc of their journey through our crazy and often unforgiving world. May the work of MWB flourish and may we support it and rejoice in it!\u201d <strong>&#8211; <\/strong><\/span><b>Mitra Dean Tyler Dewar<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy to see that Mr. Vo\u2019s story will be shared. I was moved to tears and bodhicitta-full heart.\u201d <strong>&#8211; <\/strong><\/span><b>Mitra Lee Worley<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am grateful and honored to have taken on the work Julia Grace started and continue to bring dharma to prisons, assist inmates in any way we are able to and learn about their everyday reality. And I am looking forward to continuing to grow the program with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche&#8217;s blessings and the support of the sangha.\u201d <strong>&#8211; <\/strong><\/span><b>Isabel Kirsch, co-director of MWB<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s very important that we support MWB in whatever way we can. This is a clear way for benefiting beings. It\u2019s right there, you can see it working.\u201d <strong>&#8211; <\/strong><\/span><b>Acharya Tashi Wangchuk<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only one among us who has or who has had a fixed idea or image of the sort of person who might end up in prison. There\u2019s no better way of blowing that image away than to take the leap and engage with the men and women who are inmates. We say inmates, not prisoners. The word \u201cprisoners\u201d seems rude but it\u2019s their reality: imprisonment. I\u2019ve been learning about that reality\u2014their realities&#8211;over the past 8 years and I\u2019ve been astonished and deeply moved at how open these men have been\u2014no holding back, it seems, and even with flashes of humor. The sutra tells us that \u201cgenerosity is the stairway to the higher realms.\u201d It\u2019s true; it lifts you up. There are many women and men ready to receive the generosity of your time, your interest, your ear, your care.\u201d <strong>&#8211; <\/strong><\/span><b>Allan Novick\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe experiences I&#8217;ve shared with my MWB pen pal have enriched my life, my practice, and my perspective.\u00a0 In particular the preciousness of each chance for human connection and the preciousness of access to the dharma have come shining through for me in new ways. May all barriers dissolve and all minds be liberated.\u201d <strong>&#8211; <\/strong><\/span><b>Ellen Balz\u00e9<\/b><\/p><div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cAs a printer, postmaster and secretary for Nalandabodhi\u2019s \u201cstudy path,\u201d mailed to our MWB, corresponding inmate students, it is rewarding to read student letters, some quite revealing, about how the program has been a sustaining contribution.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">Julia Grace, our founder, began a holiday greeting card tradition and it has generated a particularly positive response this season, again with the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche contributing beautiful graphic art.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">Isabel Kirsch has committed to making this a permanent offering of MWB. As curriculum answers to study path questions arrive, it is evident \u00a0that Julia\u2019s intention found its mark, with many students expressing appreciation for the gesture.\u201d <strong>&#8211; Jonathan Swann, Co-director of MWB<\/strong><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cEven when we have all the worldly possessions we could wish for, we stay in the prison of our habitual mindset. 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